by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Muscowpetung FN Wins Seatbelt Usage Contest Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:58 The Muscowpetung First Nation has won SGI’s 2009 Seatbelt Challenge. The community-driven project is designed to improve seatbelt use in First Nations communities and rural...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Man Shot By Police Committed No Crime: Judge Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 17:16 A northern judge has cleared a man shot by a police officer in Southend last summer of any wrongdoing. La Ronge Provincial Court judge Felicia Daunt ruled this morning that when...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Lariviere Convicted Of Manslaughter In Stabbing Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 17:10 A northern man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for unlawfully causing the death of another man. Tyrell Lariviere will spend the next two years behind bars for his actions...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
FSIN Chief Hands Out Portfolios Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 17:07 With a new chief comes new portfolios. The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has handed out portfolios to each of the executive members, along with a written mandate letter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Child Welfare Complaint Resolution Delayed Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 15:01 There has been another setback in a Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint filed against the federal government for its treatment of First Nations children. More than two years...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Former PM Launches Business Training Program Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 14:55 A new business program at a high school in Regina will give Aboriginal students hands-on business experience. That’s according to former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
NLSD Elects Board Chair Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 14:54 The Northern Lights School Division has elected a new chairman for its board of directors. Larry Ahenakew was voted in as NLSD’s board chair, during a meeting yesterday in La Ronge. Joining him...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
SIGA Planning Expansion Of Northern Lights Casino Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 14:51 The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is making plans to expand the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert. Pat Cook, SIGA’s vice-president for corporate affairs,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Reported Funding Extension For Friendship Centres Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:35 Some good news is coming out of Ottawa for friendship centres across the country. The federal government has apparently announced a six-year extension to the urban...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Aboriginal Stem Cell, Bone Marrow Donors Needed Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:32 A First Nations man from Little Red River is imploring members of the Aboriginal community to become stem cell and bone marrow donors. Terry Thorsen is attending today’s...
